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Irregular shaped sac

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thesound88 · 21/11/2019 19:05

Hi, today in an early scan I saw the baby and a heartbeat and was 6+3. The doctor said he was concerned about the shape of the sac however. Although the other specialist said they weren't to concerned and it could be the way the scanner was angled. Anyway there was also a cyst so I'm being scanned in 2 weeks again. Has anyone had a irregular shaped sac ( it was like half an oval)

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sunshinefordays · 21/11/2019 21:59

@thesound88

Hi there, I just wanted to share my recent experience - I found out I was pregnant this summer and went for an early scan, which showed an irregular shaped sac (jagged around the edges) - I was also measuring 2 weeks behind and there was no heartbeat (which would have been expected as I should have been about 7 weeks). The doctor was concerned at the time and warned me to expect the worst. The following week I was rescanned and the sac was a regular shape and had grown, which they said looked positive, but there was still no heartbeat. Very sadly the following week with no heartbeat they confirmed a missed miscarriage.

I really hope that this is not the case for you, but wanted to share because you asked about the irregular sac and the concerns that the consultants I saw raised. I have seen someone else post on here who had an irregular sac that continued to be a healthy pregnancy/baby, so there can be good news, and the fact that you could see a heartbeat is good too. Was it a strong heartbeat?

I also read some clinical studies online when I was researching about irregular sacs, but they weren't definitive (or were even contradictory) about any association between irregular sacs and loss of babies, I will try and find the links:

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21193702

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4258241/,

I found for me that overall, I had to just focus on what was happening to me and take each day and week at a time, as statistics and others' stories can say one thing and if you're experiencing something completely different that can be really hard. I really hope your EPU/hospital take good care of you and give you the time and reassurance that you need, and I really hope that you do continue to have a healthy pregnancy.

thesound88 · 21/11/2019 22:04

@sunshinefordays Thankyou for your post. So sorry for your experience. The next two weeks is going to be long. I just hope it sticks. They were really nice and said come in if any bleeding or pain and now I feel like I'm going to be in heightened panic at every twinge now! All I can do is hope. ❤️

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sunshinefordays · 23/11/2019 22:18

@thesound88

I know the waiting and uncertainty is really hard - plan yourself lots of nice things if you can. Flowers and be kind to yourself.

I did find this other poster's experience which I don't know if you saw:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/pregnancy/3713166-Irregular-abnormal-misshapen-gestational-sacs

Really hope you have good news in 2 weeks :)

thesound88 · 25/11/2019 18:45

@sunshinefordays Thankyou so much. I really hope it is okay. I feel really sick today hopefully that's a good sign!

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